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You likely missed the point....

I think that is extremely debatable and probably incorrect. The same reason that keeps anyone that has nukes from using them would keep Iran from using them as well. They are no different. There is a reason they have never been used since the two were dropped on Japan. If Iran used a nuke on Israel, the 10 largest cities in Iran would be vaporized within 25 minutes. I think mutually assured destruction is 100% real. I think most other people do too. That is why they have never been used again. Additionally I doubt they would nuke the third holiest city in Islam and contaminate / vaporize the Holy Land at large. This is the same Iran that has been "just weeks away" from attaining a nuclear weapon for literally the last 30 years. Just a little over a month ago director Gabbard reported that Iran is nowhere near being able to enrich fuel enough for a nuclear weapon let alone build a nuke. Was she lying? Sure Iran is regional bully and "state sponsor of terrorism". I honestly couldn't care less what they do over there. None of my business. To me they are just a saber rattling FUD that amounts to absolute zilch for average American citizen. To my knowledge Iran has never attacked this country or carried any terrorist attacks on American citizens here. Heck the largest terror attack in our history was carried out by our supposed closest ally and "best friend" in that region. Not one hijacker was Iranian. 15 were Saudis though 🙄. Even though it amounts to absolutely nothing, I highly doubt the "death to America" mantra is totally unfounded. If the US and CIA had not been playing around in Iran back in the 60s and 70s we wouldn't even be here. The US government destabilized the whole country because we are righteous and they are not. And here we are 50 year later still telling them what they can and cant do. Its honestly not hard to see why they are angry. At this point dropping bombs on them and killing their citizens is treating the symptom not the problem. I doubt it created any good will with the average Iranian citizen. Certainly not with any of the radical ones.

Obama might be the worst president in modern US history. I certainly would not use his actions to validate anything. It was wrong then and is wrong now. It has nothing to do with Obama, Trump. Or Democrat, Republican. Or Left, Right. The fact that a president can unilaterally bomb another sovereign nation and kill its citizens without Congress' (the people's) consent is heinously troublesome. I don't think US foreign policy is righteous. In fact on the contrary, probably for about the last 80 years US foreign policy has been overall terrible, and has not been in the best interest of the American citizen. I think there is ample evidence to support this. Murder hornets are more of a threat to US citizens than Iran is. But we just spent half a billion dollars leveling sections of their country for our safety. Anecdotally I fell less safe now than I did last Friday afternoon. Not by much but the feeling is there. I think the US meddling in Israel's matters is not in the US citizen's best interest. It matters not but for the record it was more than 75 according to General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. As I understand it the third site was leveled using dozens of cruise missiles launched from submarines due to it not being a fortified, underground site. Pentagon reveals how B-2 bombers struck Iran nuclear sites in mission dubbed "Operation Midnight Hammer" - CBS News

"America First".....right after I drop these bombs on a sovereign nation without a declaration of war from Congress. 🙄. I heard a retired general say in an interview yesterday say he estimated the entire mission, all things considered, cost the American taxpayer anywhere from from 300 - 500 million dollars. Shameful.

If I'm not mistaken this is the same weekend as the Ashland Ohio hot air balloon festival. Weather depending they launch the balloons Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night. If your going to the truck show maybe stick around and watch the balloons go up and away. It's quite the sight. I think the balloon launch site is only a mile or two from the fairgrounds where the truck show is. Ashland BalloonFest – Ashland Ohio's Largest Free Event

I couldn't swing it this year. Not to mention the poor weather forecast didn't make me feel real bad about not going.

Sold for $10,000. $11,000 with the buyers premium.

We have been getting a ton of rain through here lately. The only thing I can figure is they pulled it out of the barn for the auction and they put it on there to keep water from getting in a rusty or bad spot on the cab.

Looks to be a really complete and original 1950 Mack LJ Tractor. Selling at auction via Proxibid.com. No affiliation. Just passing along. If someone wanted a nice complete LJ to restore this one would certainly be a good candidate. Looks Like Cummins powered. Located in Mogadore, Ohio. 1950 Mack LJ Semi Truck | Collector Cars Classic & Vintage Cars Classic & Vintage Cars - 1950's | Online Auctions | Proxibid

Can't say that I have ever seen a 700 series U model. Would be nice if there was some more pictures and specs. Probably a pretty scarce truck. Not mine. Just reposting and passing along a Marketplace listing I thought was interesting. It looks slightly different than the 600 series U models I have seen. The front fenders and grille look to be about 4"-6" taller. 1974 mack u700 - Commercial Vehicles - Berwick, Pennsylvania | Facebook Marketplace | Facebook

I don't have any facts to verify but what I've gathered over the years is up to the point when econodyne was "introduced" Mack engines were 2100 rpm high torque rise engines that used 5 and 6 speed transmissions. Rated HP was at 2100 rpm. The econodyne engines turn slower and have their rated HP at 1800 or 1750 RPMs to save fuel and less engine noise / driver fatigue. My guess is the there are slight differences in the fuel system and engine internals (cam / pistons) between a 2100 RPM Maxidyne and an 1800 RPM Econodyne. Again no facts. Just anecdotal info...

@reb87 I was just browsing Bring A Trailer's sold listings and noticed this truck sold on there for $11,000 back on 12/9/2023. Not sure if you knew that but here is the listing and bid history. I think you are able to contact and send PM's to people through that site so maybe you could contact the seller and maybe get more information on its history. I wonder what happened to the buyer. He had it about a year and took a total bath on the money. After consignment fees to Ritchie Bros he probably got back less than 20% of what he paid for it. No Reserve: 1953 Mack L-Series Wrecker for sale on BaT Auctions - sold for $11,050 on December 19, 2023 (Lot #131,220) | Bring a Trailer

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For $3500 that is worth it even if the engine block is windowed. You can pick up a good running for another $3-4k if you had to. Or you could sell the dump box and hydraulics for $3500 or $4000. Buy a running 4V E6 or fully mechanical E7 for what you sold the bed for. Not to mention its from Washington so you know its rust free. Anyway might just be a broken valve spring or something stupid like that.

Saw this story messing around on Youtube. I thought it was a pretty neat story. I like how his truck isn't at all shiny and clean, doesn't look fancy, but its impeccably maintained. And he has driven it every day since 1995 and over 4 million miles. Pretty impressive.